Dental Health Service carers quick course

1. Which of the following can be related to poor mouth care?

   • A) Strokes
   • B) Weight gain
   • C) Reluctance to drink

2. Why/How do you approach someone living with dementia

   • A) At eye level
   • B) From the dominant side
   • C) Talking to them

3. Regarding dentures

   • A) Who should remove them
   • B) When should they be removed
   • C) Where should they be kept at night

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1. Why do we clean the denture, and ideally leave it out of a night, kept dry in a box which had the residents name, and ideally the denture has the residents identification on it.

   • To remove the biofilm
   • To let the gums recover
   • Avoid Decay

2. Why don’t we use toothpaste to clean dentures?

   • It’s too expensive
   • It damages the denture
   • It whitens the teeth

3. What changes are you looking for in the mouth?

   • Ulcers
   • Food Debris
   • Red and White patches

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1. List the following in order of importance. A.most important C=least

   • A) The cost of the toothbrush
   • B) How long you use the brush for
   • C) How you use the brush

2. Which is the best interdental aid for the resident to use? Answer Y or N

   • A) the one they are used to
   • B) the one you think best
   • C) the most expensive

3. Where can you get further advice on brushing technique. G = Good P=Poor

   • A) your dental team
   • B) Authorised dental websites
   • C) Social media
   • D ) Chat GPT

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